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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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